From April, 2011
Know Your Kindred – Cristos Mantigo
Name: Cristos Mantigo
Clan: Toreador antitribu
Generation: 10th
Embraced: 1924
Cristos was a photographer, who could not get over the battlefield horrors he had witnessed during World War I. No longer happy with his life in Spain, Cristos moved to the United States with his wife and infant son.
But America was not the land of opportunity Cristos had hoped. His wife and son died of pneumonia shortly after their arrival and Cristos found himself working 14 hours a day in a sweatshop, earning next to nothing. The Sabbat’s visit was a godsend.
Surviving his first War Party against a Ventrue elder, Cristos proved to be a good recruit, escaping with most of the elder’s valuables in hand. Ever since then Cristos has been collecting wealth, as well as publishing several successful photography books under different surnames.
The Last Light is a nightclub Cristos opened. He uses it as his haven, an income generator and a place where he can select his next meal.
Cristos likes to carry two Glock 17 pistols and a camera. But under his gruff exterior is the soul of a man who loves people and likes to surround himself with mortals. They still have more life in them than any vampire he’s ever met.
Cristos still has guilt over his family’s death and has secretly taken up charity work, helping new immigrants.
– Source: Guide to the Sabbat (1st Ed.), pg 94-95.
Know Your Kindred – Harry Reese
Name: Harry Reese
Clan: Gangrel antitribu
Generation: 8th
Embraced: Late 20th Century
Harry Reese was a husband and father whose life was forever changed while on vacation. His family was attacked in their car by a Sabbat pack called The Dead Gypsies. The Gypsies needed more recruits for a fight they were about to have with a rival pack and Harry, his wife and their 17 year old son were Embraced and given the Creation Rite, but it would only be Harry who emerged from the ground.
It was a year before Harry was finally accepted as a True Sabbat. But Harry proved himself to be a skilled warrior, planner and diplomat. He almost saw his Final Death during the Sabbat Civil War and was glad to see the war end. But the Gypsies’ leader still wanted to continue the fighting, despite the peace. Harry challenged him to a duel under Monomacy and won – making him the new pack leader. Now he seeks to bolster the sect’s power and influence and has even joined the Black Hand to help in any way he can.
Harry looks to be about 45 years old. He carries a sawed-off shotgun with silver bullets, a bulletproof vest and drives a 1949 Indian Chief in mint condition.
– Source: Guide to the Sabbat (1st Ed.), pg 95-96.